Raisins Shipping Crate
Raisins Shipping Crate
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- Description (Brief)
- This shipping crate side originally contained Sunny-Vale brand Thompson seedless raisins that were packed by Libby, McNeil, & Libby in Sunnyvale, California in the early 20th century. Libby’s opened a cannery in Sunnyvale in 1907 which became the world’s largest cannery by 1922. The crate contained 8 4-pound bags.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- crate label
- referenced business
- Libby, McNeill & Libby
- Physical Description
- ink (crate label material)
- wood (substrate material)
- Measurements
- crate label: 8 1/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 20.6375 cm x 26.67 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.250
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.250
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Credit Line
- L.E. Leininger
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- Work and Industry: Agriculture
- Food
- Crate Labels
- Agriculture
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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